Richard Du Cane
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Richard Du Cane, M.P. (13 October 1681 – 3 October 1744) was the Member of Parliament for Colchester (Essex) from 1715 to 1722. Du Cane was from a prominent Essex family of merchants and politicians having distinguished Huguenot descent. He was the son of Peter Du Cane and Jane Booth [1].